“God has bestowed abundant blessings all across our land,” President Donald Trump said in his 2025 Thanksgiving proclamation, encouraging Americans to “offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings” — a vastly different message than former President Joe Biden’s last year which omitted any reference to God.

Trump’s 2025 Thanksgiving proclamation points to first President George Washington establishing the first National Day of Thanksgiving and the purposes for it.

It is “the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor,” Trump’s proclamation, citing Washington’s, reads. It also points to President Abraham Lincoln urging the country to band together for “a day

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